Missoula, MT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Missoula, MT Summary

Crime in Missoula research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Missoula over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Missoula:

  • There were 3,163 total crimes committed in Missoula the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,178.1 total crimes per 100K people in Missoula.
  • The overall crime rate in Missoula is 79.76% above the national average.
  • Missoula ranks #41 safest out of 47 cities in Montana.
  • Missoula ranks #9,066 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Missoula Vs Montana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Missoula is 4,178.1 per 100,000 people. That's 79.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.27% higher than the Montana total crime rate of 2,590.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Missoula
/ 100k People
Montana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,163 4,178.1 2,590.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.6 5.0 6.3
Robbery 31 40.9 25.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 385 508.6 383.7 268.2
Violent Crime 480 634.0 469.8 369.8
Burglary 259 342.1 270.1 269.8
Larceny 2,260 2,985.3 1,603.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 164 216.6 247.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,683 3,544.0 2,120.8 1,954.4

Missoula Crime Compared To Montana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Montana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Missoula

480
Violent Crimes
634.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
71.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 480 violent crimes in Missoula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Missoula is 634.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Missoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 212.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 71.45% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.95% higher than the Montana violent crime rate of 469.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Missoula

2,683
Property Crimes
3,544.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
81.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,683 property crimes in Missoula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Missoula is 3,544.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Missoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 81.34% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 67.11% higher than the Montana property crime rate of 2,120.8 per 100,000 people.

Missoula SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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